Woody Harrelson
Roy Munson
Similar Movies
Comedy
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. That is, until he uncovers the next big thing: an Amish kid named Ishmael. So, the corrupt and the hopelessly naive hit the circuit intent on settling an old score with Big Ern.
Top Billed Cast
| Release Date | 1996-07-04 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Directors | Mark Irwin, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly |
| Producers | Brad Krevoy, Steven Stabler, Bradley Thomas, Keith Samples, J.B. Rogers, John Bertolli, Jim Burke |
| Writers | Mort Nathan, Barry Fanaro |
Farrelly brothers bowling comedy with Harrelson, Quade, Vanessa Angel and Murray
A former professional-class bowler (Woody Harrelson) discovers a childlike Amish prodigy in Pennsylvania (Randy Quade). While training him, they hook-up with the earstwhile girlfriend (Vanessa Angel) of a wealthy bowling enthusiast (Rob Moran) and head to a Tournament in Reno, Nevada, where they reaquaint with a conman and competitor (Bill Murray).
"Kingpin" (1996) is a Farrelly brothers comedy marred by their usual distasteful elements, e.g. bathroom & sex humor. If you can get past that or roll with it, this is a decent story of redemption with some laughs augmented by the road-movie plot.
The film runs 1 hour, 54 minutes, and was shot in Pennsylvania (Mars, Rochester & Pittsburgh), Nevada (Reno) and New York (Webster).
GRADE: B-
— Wuchak